woolly-headed

[ wool-ee-hed-id ]

/ ˈwʊl iˈhɛd ɪd /

having hair of a woolly texture or appearance.

marked by fuzzy thinking; muddleheaded; dim-witted.

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First recorded in 1640–50

wool·ly-head·ed·ness, noun

Elegantly-dressed ladies in magnificent litters were borne by Sicambri in red livery, or by woolly-headed Ethiopians.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2|Ernst Eckstein
Janie again went with her, a woolly-headed lassie with velvet skin, and eyes that were always ready to laugh.
The White Queen of Okoyong|W.P. Livingstone
The woolly-headed race, and another resembling the Indian, are not uncommon.
The Mission to Siam, and Hu the Capital of Cochin China, in the Years 1821-2|George Finlayson
Please tell me in your next letter what kind of voice Bll ought to have—being a woolly-headed Abyssinian.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1|Elizabeth Bisland

The woolly-headed one rolled his eyes in enjoyment of his sudden importance.
The Luminous Face|Carolyn Wells